KHE-300-USB with bluetooth for MG

Product Description

Anyone who has spent time behind the wheel of an MG knows the car is about the experience: the low seating position, the wood or painted dash, the sound of the exhaust on a back road. What usually lets that experience down is the radio. An original unit that crackles, drifts off station and has no way to play your own music is part of the charm for about ten minutes. The KHE-300-USB with Bluetooth for MG is built to fix that without turning your dash into something that looks out of place.

The KHE-300 comes from Ken Harrison, whose radios are designed to look like period equipment while working like a modern head unit. This version is made for the MG, so the goal is a radio that sits in the original dash opening and keeps the clean, simple look British sports car owners expect.

Modern Features Behind a Vintage Face

On the outside, the KHE-300 keeps things traditional, with a classic face and push buttons. Inside, it carries the features you would expect from a current car stereo. According to the KHE series owner's manual and the feature list for this radio, you get:

• Bluetooth wireless audio streaming from your phone or tablet
• Front USB input for an MP3 player or a USB drive
• Front mini SD card reader
• PLL synthesized digital AM/FM tuner with automatic mono/stereo switching
• 6 AM and 6 FM station presets, with preset scan and auto store
• Manual up/down tuning plus seek and auto scan
• Separate bass and treble controls and a front/rear fader
• LCD display with clock and time/frequency selector
• Auto antenna power lead, RCA pre-outs and rear auxiliary inputs
• 50 watts x 4 channels, for 200 watts of system power

That combination covers the way most people actually listen today. You can stream a playlist over Bluetooth, plug in a USB drive loaded with music for a long drive, or simply tune in a local station when you want the radio to feel like a radio.

Why It Suits an MG

Small British sports cars have small dashes, and there is not much room to hide a bulky aftermarket unit. A big, glowing modern head unit can look badly out of place next to original gauges and switches. The KHE-300 keeps a modest, period-style face, so your MG still looks like an MG when you open the door. The RCA pre-outs also leave room to grow if you later decide to add an amplifier.

Add Speakers and an Antenna in One Order

The options on this page let you build a more complete system at the same time. You can add a front dual voice coil speaker, which lets one dash speaker reproduce both stereo channels in cars that only have room for a single speaker. You can also add a rear 6x9 speaker pair, choosing either the Custom Autosound 6x9 pair or an upgraded Pioneer pair, and you can add a hideaway antenna if you would rather not drill a fender or cowl for a mast.

Installation Notes

Ken Harrison's manual recommends that the radio be installed by an auto radio specialist, and that is good advice if you are not comfortable with automotive wiring. If you do the work yourself, disconnect the battery first, confirm your car's electrical system and ground arrangement before connecting power, and keep the original radio so the car can be returned to stock later. Vintage Car Radio supplies the radio and accessories but does not perform installations.